Classics

A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.

A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.

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The New York Times Book Review: 125 Years of Literary History
Animal Farm
Dune (Dune, #1)
The Great Gatsby
1984
Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
The Metamorphosis
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
Lord of the Flies
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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    The Great Gatsby
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
    Sense and Sensibility
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